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The Right is “obsessed” with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. At least, that’s what reporters keep telling me. Slate asks, “Why the Right Is So Obsessed With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[?]” The Huffington Post declares in an eye-roller of a headline, “Conservative Men Are Obsessed With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Science Tells Us Why.” “Conservatives can’t stop obsessing over Ocasio-Cortez. Their latest target: her boyfriend,” the Washington Post reports. Members of the press are not…

Media captionTrump attacks his opponents in Maryland speech US President Donald Trump has launched a furious attack on Special Counsel Robert Mueller and on his critics at a conservative summit. In the longest speech of his presidency, Mr Trump railed against the inquiry into alleged collusion between his campaign and Russia. “We’re waiting for a report by people who weren’t elected,” he told a crowd of cheering conservatives. Mr Mueller…

Video Sacramento police officers won’t be charged in shooting death of Stephon Clark Two Sacramento police officers won’t be charged in deadly shooting of Stephon Clark. Prosecutors in California have decided not to charge two police officers who fatally shot an unarmed black man last year, saying the “shooting was lawful.” Sacramento County District Attorney Marie Schubert announced on Saturday that Officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet would not face criminal charges…

The second day of the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference is officially underway at Oxon Hill, Md. Going on from Feb. 27 to March 2, CPAC is one of the most prominent gatherings of conservatives in the country held every year and features speakers from all over the right side of American politics, from pundits, to members of Congress, and even President Trump himself. Trump, who is scheduled to speak…

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Sanders kicked off his presidential campaign Saturday miles from the rent-controlled apartment where he grew up in Brooklyn and forcefully made the case that he is nothing like fellow New Yorker Donald Trump, proclaiming himself the Democrat best prepared to beat the incumbent in 2020. “My experience as a child, living in a family that struggled economically, powerfully influenced my life and my values. I…

A controversial poster showing a photo of Muslim Representative Ilhan Omar underneath an image of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack led to a partisan confrontation at the West Virginia statehouse Friday.  According to NBC News, one person was injured during the melee and another staffer resigned after allegedly accusing Muslims of being terrorists.  The incident occurred during a state Republican-sponsored event called WVGOP Day held in the West Virginia Capitol building.  The Washington…

Brian Fung March 2 at 4:59 PM A new executive order from the White House will aim to make federal research funding for colleges and universities contingent on their support for “free speech,” President Trump said Saturday. The announcement, during Trump’s address to the Conservative Political Action Conference appeared to target complaints by some university critics that institutions of higher education stifle right-wing viewpoints. “If they want our dollars, and…

Every turn of every investigation into Russia and the 2016 election has hit a dead end, and likewise, no one should expect a thrill ride when special counsel Robert Mueller finally turns in his report. A new Time article by former prosecutor Renato Mariotti readies liberals and other critics of President Trump for that ultimately disappointing outcome to the yearslong special counsel investigation. True, that’s the likely end facing Trump’s…

Brian Fung March 2 at 4:59 PM A new executive order from the White House will aim to make federal research funding for colleges and universities contingent on their support for “free speech,” President Trump said Saturday. The announcement, during Trump’s address to the Conservative Political Action Conference appeared to target complaints by some university critics that institutions of higher education stifle right-wing viewpoints. “If they want our dollars, and…

Every turn of every investigation into Russia and the 2016 election has hit a dead end, and likewise, no one should expect a thrill ride when special counsel Robert Mueller finally turns in his report. A new Time article by former prosecutor Renato Mariotti readies liberals and other critics of President Trump for that ultimately disappointing outcome to the yearslong special counsel investigation. True, that’s the likely end facing Trump’s…

SACRAMENTO — The two Sacramento police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year prompted nationwide protests will not face criminal charges, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced Saturday. Schubert said the use of lethal force used by Officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet was lawful. The officers have said they thought Clark, a vandalism suspect, had a gun but investigators found only a cellphone….

President Donald Trump can be shamed into (kind of) walking back comments that reflect kindly on known tyrants — all it takes is resounding criticism that overshadows any of his related accomplishments. After receiving widespread negative coverage of comments he made earlier this week appearing to absolve North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in the death of Otto Warmbier, a US student who died after being imprisoned in North Korea…

President Trump on Saturday invited Hayden Williams, the conservative activist attacked at Berkeley, to the stage to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. (Fox News) President Trump announced Saturday that he will sign an executive order to promote free speech on college campuses. Trump made the announcement at the Conservative Political Action Conference after he brought up to the stage Hayden Williams, the conservative activist attacked last month at…

Every turn of every investigation into Russia and the 2016 election has hit a dead end, and likewise, no one should expect a thrill ride when special counsel Robert Mueller finally turns in his report. A new Time article by former prosecutor Renato Mariotti readies liberals and other critics of President Trump for that ultimately disappointing outcome to the yearslong special counsel investigation. True, that’s the likely end facing Trump’s…

Don’t miss breaking news on this developing story: Sign up for alerts. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert has made her decision not to indict the two police officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark last year. Here’s what’s happening in Sacramento: “The mother of his child was completely disrespected” 1:45 p.m.: Black Lives Matter – Sacramento leader Tonya Faison called Schubert’s presentation “disrespectful,” especially details about his relationship…

In retrospect, it was an important message that was obscured by the discussion of an end-of-war declaration. What really mattered to Mr. Kim were the sanctions, which, after three new rounds in 2017, were strangling his nation’s already pitiful economy. The United States had even cut off critical humanitarian aid to the country by barring American aid groups from traveling there. A Grand Bargain With diplomacy stalled, Mr. Trump decided…

Piled up picket signs at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, Calif. Oakland teachers began a strike on Feb. 21. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Piled up picket signs at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, Calif. Oakland teachers began a strike on Feb. 21. Jeff Chiu/AP You’re reading NPR’s weekly roundup of education news. Report: Limited school choice options for Native American students According to a report released…

Jack Shafer is Politico’s senior media writer. Who do you want to believe? President Donald Trump, who has told more than 8,000 lies since becoming president, or his ex-attorney, the recently disbarred Michael Cohen, who has confessed to lying to Congress and is prison-bound for those fibs, as well as other charges, who now calls his former boss a “conman”? If you sided with the newly penitent former legal hitman,…

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